Object Poems

Mark Owens
Portland, Oregon

Through

instructions

1) Collect small objects
2) Push them through the book
3) Think of the actions as making
     a poem
4) Repeat

Cloth book with small objects (light bulb, penny, safety pin, nail, typewriter key, die, milagro hand, pebble, button). 2011. Unique.

SOLD!

To purchase, please contact Laura at 23 Sandy Gallery.

Mark Owens & Maria José Gonzalez Arredondo
Portland, Oregon

Which Way In
A Dream Migration Game
(for internal landscapes)

Instructions

1) Roll 3 dice
2) Go to sleep
3) Dream in the places that land
     face up

Wood cubes, maps, dice cup, miniature suitcase. 2011. Unique.

$250 - This work is by special order only. Please contact gallery to confirm availability.

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About the Artists

Mark Owens goes into words and letters like a man looking for his keys. His artwork has been exhibited in Guadalajara, Mexico; Dayton, Ohio; Northampton, Massachusetts; Seattle, Washington; Buenos Aires, Argentina; and Portland, Oregon. He works as a therapist in Portland. He is married to Maria and hears her dreams in the morning.

Maria José Gonzalez Arredondo sews poems into shadows, pillows, and street corners. She was born and raised in Guadalajara, Mexico. Her works have been performed and exhibited in her home town and Portland. Her dreams usually combine places in her home town with places in Mexico, Montreal, Portland, and/or Oregon.